The Sun. — London, England, 1818-12-12 00:00:00

ERARY REVIEW. - The JENEIS of VIRGIL. Translated by C timmrs SYMAIONS, D.D. of Jesus College, Oxforcl.-4to. Velle videnrur, et in wediis conatibus rgre Succidiums, non Lingua Valet. Proceeding in our rrotices orthis Work, to which Ave hsve avowed in so many instances one de rided aod warm attachment, we now present out Readers with a Note which immediately tollnws the subjects of our last extract : awl as it has eeased us, we persuade ourselves that it will not .be di , pleasing to them. Book V. Line - 51. He by his mother was of Dardan blonfl; -1 The damsel teeming by Crimisus' flood." " Of the parentage of Acesres the fables of 'Greece do not altogether agree in their account. But he is mostly represented as the offspring of noble Trojan lady, l'l7 110 itb her two sisters, having been delivered by Larminedon to som e ski. Um ) Pirates, was conveyed to Sicily, where she became pregnant by the river God, Cr itnisus.--- s The name of this river, as it mos) be cursorily re marked, is in many ed i t loos of Virgil erroneoesly urieten, Crinistis ; for in the Greek it is liceteterc or Kceyeeeel:,-..1n the wild rhapsody of Lyeophi on, the God om this occasion is said to have changed himsdf into a dog ; and the nit ra te of the girl's VII her to have been Pl,aenodamas, with whom the Ii ii was etivwkd, in consequence of his hating centrihnted to the exposure of Ilesione, the King's darrehter, to the Sea Nlonstt r. (v. Lycoph. Alex. I . 951.) Thee river-gods wet e amorous root prolific ; and more than one of the Homeric Heroes claimed them for their fathers. I:1 much later times, time superstition, svhich at once gave bel;rf to these interconises, and suggested the suer ns of their becoming prolific, was not wholly cl at!icared front the popular mind. The custom of maidens, previously to their marriage, bathing and offering their virginity to the God of the river, contitLied, as we know, to the most enlightened . period of Greece ; and schines, in one of his letters, it laces the circumstance of a young Athe nian named Chinni, who was his companion, having persona'cil the God, Scamander ; and, under this semblance, havieg violated the beauti ful callir dice, as she was making the accustomed offer to :he sacred river. The story, which, as I believe, has been frequently cited, is to be found in the tenth letter of the Athenian Orator. In his time, at least, there were no doubts, as we mae observe, respect log the existence or the course of the Seamauder, which then remained invested with old and traditionary saw- - ty, derived, as there can be little_question, ft :m the times of sacred Troy. Whether the hot and the cold spring, to determine t he site of this song-renowned city, were then discoverable, is more than I can ee..l,;e ; but 1 leel assused that . ,Eschines could have ascertained the precise Geography of the 'groat!, arid have removed at once all those diffi culties which have puzzled and baffled the re searches of our modern travellers. Alexander would not have offered sacrifice at the tomb of Achilles on the shores of the iirilespont, it that Hero had been the creature of fiction, or had fallen, according to Jacob Bryant's most fanciful notion, upon the plait's of Egypt. By an indul gence of the habit of scepticism, men may bring themselves to doubt of the existence of every tiring, which is not obvious to their eyea, or cannot be grasped with their hands. Though Homeri celly sceptical, however, Jacob Bryant was a most firm believer, as is universally known, in all the truths of our Holy Religion. They, indeed, rest upon evidence, which it is impossible for any learned and unprejudiced inquirer to reject. 1 am aware that doubts hang over the authenticity of these Epistles of JEschines ; and I am not pre pared or diSposed to defend it. But if they are forgeries, they are forgeries of an old date ; and the circumstance of their being ancient OA nine of them were acknowledged and praised by Pho tios), will he sufficient for the greater part of toy purpose in their adduction." LONDON JOURNALS. [FLOM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.] [Morning Chronicle.] Accounts wee yester►tay received from York, hi Upper Canada, dated the 31st of October, wnh intelligence ?hat the persoi , s belonging to, or connected with the North West Company, who were accused as principals and accessaries in what was called the murder of Governor Scruple and his party, in the Red River, in 1616. were fully acquitted. The al of Bouche and Brown, who were partie in the contest when M. Scruple and hie followers were killed. took place before Chief Justice Powell on the 26th, and lasted two days— tl►at of the other parties on the 30th of October ; and in the trial, in charging the Jury, the Judge, Mr Bolton, declared that, in his opinion, there was not a particle of admissible testimony affecting the prisoners. l3ouche, the half-bred Indian, who was first tried, had Seen confined 26 months a close prisoner, previous to his dis charge on his acquittal. r enounce all claim to the c t ment at Colort , River, in the name of the British Governnieta, and the AmeticanCommissioner was going there to settle 'natters. They were in w dreao.ftil state at Litna, havitg neither wheat, flour, beef, nor any hind' f provision, and if sn'pj'dies continued to be cut off as rigorously as commenced, a 'evo lution was considered inevitable. CARLTON;HOUSE A . ND THE PRTNCE REGENT.."-- The Payee Regent arrived at Brighton on Thurs day, in five hoetrs and a half, from Carlton-house. A select circle will join the Prince on Sunday morning, among whom will he the Marquis and Marchioness of Hertford. It is said that the party will not break up for some weeks. The Marquis and Marchioness of Chnlmondeley will go down on Tuesday or Wednesday. Ills Royal Highness was occupied, for many days previously to his dyparttoe, in determining on the style of architecture to I.te introduced as his tu:ure resi dence ; and ;it last the new arrangements are de termined upon. Cat lion-House is to be levelled with the ground. The first proposition from the architect was to raise the building a story ; but insuperable difficulties were found to be in the way of adding eift'ct to grandeur. 'I he whole structure, C , erefore, will be removed in the spring of next year, and a new Palace erected in its tread, upon a magnificent scale. To give effect to this, War Nick•house and ‘Varwick-street will be removed, and the site occupied by a court,yattl and domestic offices.. Some houses on tire gist and west, in . Pall-Mall, arc also to be removed.— Numerous rumours wet e yesterday circulated in the City 'dative to the intentions of the It was stated that all t One Pound Notes were immediately to be withdrawn front at►d gold tokens issued in their stead. This state ment however is not correct ; but it is generally understood that no more small notes will be issued alter the present month ; and we are happy to add, that the Commissioners for devising means for the prevention of Forgeries have been so active in their inciniries that there is every reason. to believe the mode we have so often recommend ed will speedily he adopted for the general convenience and protection of the Public.--(Thiel ) THEATRICAL REGISTER. • Performed Last Night. THEATRE ROYAL, DRUEY-LANE.—(BO time), Brutus: Lu cius Junius, Mr. Kean; Tarquinia, Mrs. W. West. After which, Is He Alive? THEATRE ROYAL. COVENT-GARDEN.—The Earl of Warwick: Earl of Warwick, Mr. Macready; Marg•aret of Anjou, Miss Somerville. After which, The Wedding Day. To which was added, The Libertine. 'TO CORRESPONDENTS. BIBLIOPHILUS, MEHCAToIt, PRIDEAUx, and the Letter on Sutcwe, very early next week. For ATTORNATUS, see the First Page. ERRATA rs: STACK/IC/USE'S LAST LETTER.—For w ile read rebate—hrox read Nox—circitherotat made two words in stead of one—labor est made one instead of two. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAT AT TwIA,VE 3 pet Cent. Red ... 77iii India B.nds, 80e. 82e. 81s. pr. gz por Cent. 4 t,,er Cents Cons()la. for Ace. 79ii 781 79 Bank L. Aun.. 2Ui MAILS. AaitivED-1 Dublin, 1 Holland, I France. Duc—l Dublin, 2 Waterford, 1 Guernsey and Jersey. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BR WOE TO•MORROW. Morning, 33 minutes after 2. I Evening, 3 minutes after 3. [Morning Post.] By a►)vices from St. Jago de Chili, dated 29th September, we learn, that a great number of ves sels were arriving from England and America with cargoes of from 4 td 500,000 dollars each. They state the anticipated fall of Lima has ruined the markets. The amount of property brought there within the last 12 months is calculated tit 10 millions of dollars. The Patriots, since their last successes, have passed their time in feasting and rjoiciog. The Royalists still held posses sion of.Talcuana and Conception; but the Pa triots were going against them the end of October; they then, if successful, intended to march against Lima, which was reported to be in a very de tneeless state. The Viceroy had again sued for a truce of five years,• which had been declined.— The Span;sh Minister is said to be dangerously ill at Lima. Since the sailing of the Ontario from Valparaiso, Judge Prevost bad returned there; but it appeared he was going to the north west coast in the British sloop of war Blossom, Captain Ilickcy. Captain H. was expected to THE SUN. SOLEAt QUIS DICERE FALstl5l AUDEAT LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 181 g. We received this morning, in regular course, the Paris Papers of Wednesday last. Those of Thursday also arrived by express. The latter contain the Speech delivered by the KING on the opening of the Session of the Chambers, as fol lows : " PARIS, DEC. H. " SPEECH OF THE KING, DELIVERED ON OPENING THE SESSION OF 1818. " GENTLEMEN,—At the commencement of the last Session, at the same time that I deplored the evils which afflicted our Country, I had the satis faction to give reason to consider the termination of them as near at hand—a generous effort, and of which I have the noble pride to say no other nation has afforded a fairer example, has enabled me to realize those hopes, and they;are so. My troops alone occupy all our strong places ; one of my sons, who hastened to join in the first trans ports of joy of our delivered Provinces, has with his own hands, and amidst the acclamations of thy people, hoisted the French standard on the ram parts of Thionville. This standard now coats on all the territory of France. The day on which those of my children who have borne with so much courage the burden of an occupation of more thtt, three years have been delivered front it will be one of the finest days of my life ; and my French heart has 'enjoyed no less the end of their distresses than the liberation of the Country. The Provinces which have so powet fully occupied my thoughts till this day; deserve to fix those of the Nation, which has adrnired, as I have done, their heroic resignation.: The noble unanimity of heart and of send tnents which you mauilested, when I called upon you for the means to fulfil our engagements, was a brilliant proof of the attachment of die Vrenc b to their Country, aOhe confidence of the Nation ti lt in its King, en - ope has eagerly received l France, replaced hi e rank which belongs to her. The Declaration, which announces to the .... world the principles on which the union of the Five Powers is founded, sufficiently spews the friendship which prevails among the Sovereigns. This salutary union, dictated by Justice, and con solidated by Morality and Religion, has for its object to prevent the scourge of Var, by the maintenance of Treaties, by the guarantee of existing rights, and permits us to fix our eyes on the long days of Peace which such an alliance promises to Europe. I have awaited in silence the happy epoch to turn my thoughts, to the national solemnity in which religion consecrates the intimate union of the People with their King ; when rectiving the Royal Unction in the midst of you, 1 shall take to t‘itness the God by whom Kings reign, the God of Clovis, of Charlemagne, of St. Lonis—l shall renew, at the Altar, the oath to confirm the Institutions, founded on that Charter, which I cherish more, since the French, by an unani mous sentiment, have partly 'allied round it. In the laws which will be proposed to you, I shall take care that its spirit shall be always consulted, in order to secure mote and more the public rights of the French, and to preserve to the Monarchy the force which it must . have to preserve all the liberties which are dear to my people, " In seconding my wishes and my efforts, you will not forget, Gentlemen, that this Charter, deliveting France from despotism, has put an - end to !evolutions. I depend on your concurrence to repel those pernicious principles which, under the mask of Liberty, attack social order, conduct by anarchy to absolute power, and whose fatal success has cost the world so much blood and so many tears. " My Ministers will lay before you the Budget of the expellees which the public service requires. The pi otracted effects of events, ;he consequences of which we have been forced to bear or to ac cept, have not yet allowed me to propose to you a diminution of the burdens imposed upon my people, but I have the consolation to 'perceive at no great distance, the moment when I shall be able to satisfy this de sire of my heart. From this moment a limit is fixed to the increase of our debt ; we have the certainly that it will diminish in a rapid progres sion. This certainty, and the fidelity of Fiance in the fulfilment of her engagements,will establish, on an immovable foundation, the public credit, which some transitory circumstances Common to other States bad seemed to affect for a moment. The French youth have just given a noble proof of love to their country and the King. The re cruiting law has been executed with submission, t, aid often with joy ; while the young soldiers en ter the ranks of the Army, their brothers who are released remain in the bosom of their families, and the veterans, who have fulfilled their engage ments, return to their homes; they are both living examples of fidelity henceforth inviolable in exe -curing the laws. After the calamities of a scarcity, the re membrance of which still afflicts my soul, Pro vidence this year, lavish of its benefits, has co vered our fields with abundant harvests. They will serve to recover a commerce, whose vessels visit every sea, and skew the French flag to the most remote nations. Industry and the Arts also extending their Empire, will add to the sweets of general peace. To the independance of the Coun try, to public liberty is added private liberty, which France has never so entirely enjoyed. Let us, therefore, unite our sentiments and our expressions of gratitude, to the Author of so many blessings ; and let us know how to render them durable. They will be so. It bas nishes every sad remetnb7H , lce ; and, stifling every resentment, the French thoroiighly per suade themselves that their liberties are iusepar able from that order, which itself rests upon the Throne, their sole palladium. My duty is to de fend them against their common enemies. I shall fulfil it, and I shall find in you, Gentlemen, that support which I have never yet invoked in vain." The following are further extracts : " PARIs, DEC. 9..-"-The King received on Monday evening the Count Corvetto, who deli vet ed to his Majesty the porte feuille of die Mi nistry of Finance. M. Roy, the new Minister of Finance, was presented yesterday to the King by the Keeper of the Seals, and took the oaths. The King of the Netherlatds.has lately con ferred on the Duke de Richelieu the order of are Belgic Lion. " Lady John Campbell died on Monday at Paris, after a few days' illness. " M. Laatte, Director of the Bank of France, had an audience tetterday of the King. " The r),, , ,A d'Angoulemt let out feuin 1) 111$ on Sunday last for Dunkirk. FIVE PER CENTS. T'u'esday STOCK. Of the 44(1 MarDcEl3l,lllBRlR7,lltl 80 1. 90c. Tid Sept. 1817, 2.1 , 1 March, 1818, 76 f. 90 ci 43d Sept. IP.IB, rg CALAIs, DEC. 6.—The Duke d'Augouletae IS expected here to-morrow." Private letters from Paris this morning states that a further great depression has taken place ill the French, Funds, the 5 per Cents. being done 3t 65 francs. Our Funds have felt the effects, an d have fallen to 781, being a decline of l per Cent• in three days. Most of the principal houses the Jewish interest have been selling to a large amount the whole of this morning. [Fro tt the Quebec Mercury of the 10:11 Nor.l UPPER CANADA. ERNEST TOWN, OCT. 2G.—At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Township of Ernest Town, held this day, Mr. DaNtat. PERRY being can' ed to the Chair, it was unanimously Resolved, Ist. That front part of the L ieurenant-Go ve ", nor's Speech at t opening of the present Session of the Provincial Parliament,—in which he men' ;ions in terms of indignation attempts made t° excite discontent and organize seditina, and intl.. mates an opinion, that a Convention of Deleg ates cannot exist without danger to the C on stitoti onp, and accordingly recommends for consideration the expediency of framing a law of•prevention ,-- "' apprehend that his Excellency has been !vis it " formed respecting the object of those of 1115 Majesty's subjects, who have been yndeavonfing'. by a united Petition to the Prince Regent, throlt.4ll the medium of Delegates appointed for the P ut ' , pwe, to obtain an inquiry into the state of the - Province, with a view to the redress of.edls C Ouw ' plained of in some branches of the administ"' tion ; but we are persuaded that a longer residence in the Province, and a more perfect 'ascerul igt ; !trent of the sentiments of its inhabitants, ,gilt. satisfy his Excellency that they arc as film in theis loyalty and love of order, as they are sincere iA their wishes for the removal of the existing causes of discontent, notwithstanding any contrary' in formation which he may receive from those being interested in preventing an inquiry, may' his disposed to represent as seditious every effor t 1° promote it. 2d. That we are sorry to find that a me ". of the House of Representatives have, in the C rs ercise of their Parharnentary privilege of a ns , v e ; ing the Speech, thought proper to d ese td I ‘ personal invective against at, individual, eve ° calling him hard names, and complimenting A lsrrts portion of their own C onst i tuen t s a s his ( 14' 1 : after some of those Representatives bad, i ll 11 0 , E, fermi capacities, aided in the prosecution of tr, individual, and seen him repeatedly and-h""11° ably acquitted of such charges by his ConotrY• Pr ie .3 , 1. That in our opinion a Committee of lie gates, fur the peaceable purpose ot pet inning 0, Crown or Parliament, cannot endanger the C° or stitution more than a Meeting of Committee' Delegates for any other lawful purpose . 101 ' .° the contrary, an Act to ptevent such cannot fail of being dangerous. to that Cool'llo %Iona! Liberty., which was intended to lie sec4ret British Subjects by the declaration of the 13i11 ot Rights. o ur' 4th. That it is a duty which we 0 0 'e t ` ) selves and our posterity, to remonstr at e, 120° 1 % 4 are deprived of the right of remons m ting, eg ° o c the passing of such an act in restraint 01 liberty. a b sth. That a Petition (now read) be si,=="-- (led t° the persons present, and immediately forwor )1/ Sir P. Maitland, and that a duplicate he Or signed by those present, but sent round for tb e sn °rtd nature of those who have not had a n e PPiog. (from the short notice) of attending this ;WO COPY OF THE PETITIOIsL 001, To his Excellency Major-General Sir PEREGRINE 1141%11 K. G. B. Lient.-Governor of Upper Canada, Sa• 15 ` c ,,,. of The Petition of the tnadersigned Inhabitants, the Township of Ernest Town, HUMBLY SIT EW ETH f srn est, That the undersigned Inhabitants of theTownsblP Town have perused with deep regret the part of yon` oo 4l , lency's Speech to the Parliament of Upper c at o ri e it is said, You will, I doubt not, fee! a jus t indignl '6l°P.va attempts which have Lien made to excite discontent 5 witt , • organise sedition, &c. ; and it is with sham e, as ato *regret, they have perceived that the Cointrons but Assembly have not only continued these senthlactioas descended to launch out wanton and invidious I', against an innocent ha' bet° The Codert:igued believe that y o ur Exceneoc% Tip per g rossly deceived as to the discontent whi ch esi't9 orgool4. Canada,and are not well informed as to anyatteroPt t'° oftr. sedition ; hut thee arc sorry to think that the IlePtsYigoed do C o mmons can plead no such excuse. 1." iTrd . e ti , di t ` r . a . not deny that discontent exists, but they Weak s c r h e his ea I s initiation which is unaltered,. in sayitn:, tha t the re v much cause for discontent. As; to o tb d see Or] gro u n dless ; yet, if it did exist, the Courts dividrt af pl t 0 ; for its prostonCon. They have seen an o der - cuted, nay perseapted, by the present MinistrY tnilearnur.q p r ay that IN Writs for tl ti their (:olist i )a ~~r'~lar at °I the ii disturb t".l k' i a to eel tL e 4110 St4te rtioht fr°lll 4 B 1114ce liar s ~~~'h~~rt , Ittit won °ten set 1:31:11 fret I t : 11 111„i ie . s. 'cold,' or) ‘S.0 111(1 so /I, icli 11 n othin g 4is►ucba, Mr. v Nsigtivd " hey of S;r' C ')Urt C( 144 1i ATc Vi Ntot (3f th e 111; ( 1 see, .4 A het Arri, 11 'cher l ‘ ir • Pc 1 1.p. hre.4( the 'tut. IFOops Stoc e Pe "s, t /Alp, s, 4°ll l he Lord tertj A , ' f . 2 Mr, "red, 41bi,